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Rochester: American Public Health Association, 1890. 190 pp. Binding moderately faded, corners bumped and most of the rear free end paper has been removed.

London: J. Johnson, 1796. 266, 348 pp. 2 titles in matching bindings. Very good with light wear to the bindings with minor loss to the head and tail of the spines. John Aikin was a doctor who devoted much of his life to writing and worked in conjunction with his sister Anna Laetitia Barbauld who a founder of The Blue Stocking who were a British group of women who pushed for education and mutual cooperation among women.

1873. Two pamphlets related to the trial Mrs Wharton who poisoned Ketcham to avoid repaying a debt and also her own son to collect insurance money There is some indication she also poisoned others This lot includes, Aikin, William A Review of Prof Reese's Review of the Wharton Trial New York: D Appleton and Company, 1873 29 pp McDade, 1079 1 copy located Williams, Philip An Examination of Prof Reese's Review of the Trial of Mrs Wharton for the Murder of General Ketcham Baltimore: Turnbull Brothers, 1872 31 pp Not in McDade 7 copies located Ex-library with sold stamps of the Maryland Historical Society on the front wraps and covers a bit tattered and torn.

San Francisco: John J. Newbegin, 1918. Training manual on how to neutralize threats in close combat both armed and unarmed. Some foxing and wear to the dust jacket.

London: T. Garthwait, 1660. In a 18th Century binding with the head of the spine lacking Includes two engraved title pages at the front ESTC R211916 A guide for gentlemen on various callings of life including the advantage of wealth, time, authority, and reputation 175, [1] pp pp.

[Chicago?], 1893. Very good with light wear and toning to the paper Minor tear to the last to pages with no loss Gov Altgeld argued for the release of three men charged in the Haymarket riot 63 pp pp.

Faith and Edward Deming Andrews, 1958. Unused 1958 Christmas card published by pioneering Shaker scholars and collectors with a section of the Millennial Laws describing the rules for Believers on Christmas day. Members are counseled to make reconciliation with other members and give items to the poor.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1937. 133 pp. 500 copies printed. This is a first edition of arguably the book that introduced many Americans to Shaker design. The work is illustrated with photographs by William Winter. The first edition in dust jacket is difficult to find. Light wear to the jacket. Ex-Wertkin collection.

New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1950. 180 pp. Autographed in pencil. Fair condition. Boards slightly warped, worn and rubbed. This book is a part of the "Most Valuable Player Series" named after the award Williams received while playing for the Boston Red Sox of the American League in 1949. Williams is considered one of the greatest baseball players of any generation and is famously known for interrupting his hall of fame career to serve in the U.S. Navy and Marines during World War II. This copy features Ted Williams signature on the inside page. A great piece of baseball and U.S. history.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928. 323 pp. "A series of true stories of crime and its detection that excels in interest the most ingenious efforts in detective fiction." Some slight chipping and wear to the dust jacket.

Mount Lebnon: The Shakers, 1890. 34 pp. Chipping to the wraps and stamps from a former owner. Born in 1815 Avery became one of the most important Shaker leaders and was doing his best to stem the tide of the decline of the Shakers when he died.